\Wedge"-tailed"\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest,
the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or
less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of
{Wood hoopoe}, under {Wood}.
{Wedge-tailed eagle}, an Australian eagle ({Aquila audax})
   which feeds on various small species of kangaroos, and on
   lambs; -- called also {mountain eagle}, {bold eagle}, and
   {eagle hawk}.
{Wedge-tailed gull}, an arctic gull ({Rhodostethia rosea}) in
   which the plumage is tinged with rose; -- called also
   {Ross's gull}.